Man Injured In Fall On FAA Building Roof

LEESBURG, Va. (WUSA9) -- Loudoun County Fire-Rescue Services officials say Tuesday morning they rescued a man from a roof after he fell at the Federal Aviation Administration building in Leesburg.

According to officials, crews respondedto theFAA building at 825 East Market Street for a fall on the roof at approximately 8:15 a.m. Theyfound a man suffering from a head injury after a ground level fall on the roof of the multi-story building, say officials.

Crews on the roof immobilized andwrapped the man up for anaerial rescue, say officials. He was thenplaced into a Stokes basket and lowered to firefighters and paramedics using the bucket of a ladder truck.

The man was then taken to a helicopter and airlifted to Inova Fairfax Hospital for treatment.